Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a historic state park in West Virginia preserving the site of a major Civil War battle and offering a museum, monuments, and scenic overlooks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield
ⓘ
state park ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander |
John Echols
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William W. Averell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryForce |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDatePreserved | November 6, 1863 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1928 ⓘ |
| governingBody | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
historical interpretation ⓘ picnicking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Civil War monuments
ⓘ
battlefield museum ⓘ hiking trails ⓘ observation tower ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ scenic overlooks ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | southern West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
parking areas
ⓘ
picnic shelters ⓘ restrooms ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | U.S. National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
interpretive signs
ⓘ
stone monuments ⓘ |
| hasTheme | American Civil War history ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Greenbrier River Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding Appalachian highlands ⓘ |
| isProtectedArea | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pocahontas County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hillsboro, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Droop Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Droop Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 70000656 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1928 ⓘ |
| operator | West Virginia State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Virginia state park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesSiteOf | Battle of Droop Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | site of one of the last major Civil War battles in West Virginia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.